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Culture & Social Affairs

Backlash over Macklemore's ban shows a dramatic US cultural shift

Samer Abou Hawwach 16 September 2026
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How al-Qaeda adapted and survived after 9/11

The organisation that brought such terror to America 25 years ago has since changed in myriad ways. Here, Al Majalla assesses what it once was and what it is now

Maher Farghaly 11 September 2026
Ahmad Shah Massoud smiles during a press interview at his headquarters in Afghanistan, in a photo taken on 28 June 2001.
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Ahmad Shah Massoud: the man who foresaw 9/11

An Afghan of Tajik heritage, Massoud was the enigmatic warrior who resisted the Soviets, the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. So why didn't the US back him?

Kamal Alam 11 September 2026
Al Majalla/Reuters

The murky origins of al-Qaeda explained

Thousands of Muslim volunteers flocked to Afghanistan in 1979 to fight the Soviets in response to a rallying cry, aided by the largest covert operation in CIA history

Steve Hewitt 10 September 2026
Susan Sarandon in Echo Chamber ANDREA MICONI

Susan Sarandon on fear, freedom, and refusing to change

The renowned American actress tells Al Majalla about her gnawing drive for justice at the Venice Film Festival, where her new film 'Echo Chamber' premiered

Leila Amar 08 September 2026
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Phones in schools: the fine line between learning and distraction

Between the risks of distraction and cyberbullying and the promise of better academic performance, school phone bans are producing mixed results while policies worldwide seek to protect learning time…

Al Majalla - London 08 September 2026
Raven Jiang

From the war on terror to networked security

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Al Majalla explains how military power went from being the main feature of global security to one of the many components of a wider security ecosystem

Lina Khatib 08 September 2026
Underwater image of a diver among fish at the North Seymour Island dive site in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, taken on 8 March 2024. ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP

The global race for rare earths reaches the ocean floor

A critical mineral found on Japan's seabed has caught US attention, and the two are teaming up to see whether it can yield future benefits and reduce their dependence on China

Abdulfattah Khattab 08 September 2026
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Takeshi Miike's new Kabuki documentary surprises critics

For a filmmaker who has spent decades challenging norms, a film about traditional Japanese theatre seems like an odd choice. At the Venice Film Festival, he explains to Al Majalla why it is not.

Leila Amar 07 September 2026
Sara Padovan

Donald Trump and the new Latin American right

Across Central and South America, a raft of right-wingers borrow from each other's playbooks and ride on the US president's coattails to win elections and power. Is it ideology or practicality?

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 05 September 2026
Al Majalla

Hope sells: inroads in cancer treatment excite markets

For every positive clinical result, pharmaceutical (pharma) companies stand to secure billions of dollars in revenue

Rana Freifer 04 September 2026
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A Houthi takeover of Bab al-Mandab cannot be tolerated

12 September 2026

The Iran-backed group's effective takeover of Yemen's western coast comes with serious regional and global implications. The world needs to act.

Alice Gower
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Inside Assad’s nuclear secrets

09 September 2026

Al Majalla reveals the structure of Syria's nuclear programme 19 years after Israel bombed the Al-Kibar reactor, detailing the involvement of other states and the assassinations that followed

Al Majalla - London
Underwater image of a diver among fish at the North Seymour Island dive site in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, taken on 8 March 2024. ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP
Business & Economy

The global race for rare earths reaches the ocean floor

07 September 2026

A critical mineral found on Japan's seabed has caught US attention, and the two are teaming up to see whether it can yield future benefits and reduce their dependence on China

Abdulfattah Khattab
Al Majalla/Reuters
Politics

The murky origins of al-Qaeda explained

09 September 2026

Thousands of Muslim volunteers flocked to Afghanistan in 1979 to fight the Soviets in response to a rallying cry, aided by the largest covert operation in CIA history

Steve Hewitt
Susan Sarandon in Echo Chamber ANDREA MICONI
Culture & Social Affairs

Susan Sarandon on fear, freedom, and refusing to change

08 September 2026

The renowned American actress tells Al Majalla about her gnawing drive for justice at the Venice Film Festival, where her new film 'Echo Chamber' premiered

Leila Amar

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